December 20, 1941
More or less an uneventful day as the days are figured here, although we had a mild case of bombing at Nichols Field about noon… Read More »December 20, 1941
More or less an uneventful day as the days are figured here, although we had a mild case of bombing at Nichols Field about noon… Read More »December 20, 1941
Today is a historical day for the OSP. The whole OSP command was inducted into the USAFFE this morning and two hours after the ceremonies… Read More »December 19, 1941
He (MacArthur) is inclined to cut my throat and perhaps of the Navy in general. So I have to watch the record and keep it… Read More »December 19, 1941
We had a very quiet day today. That is, it was quiet as far as enemy activity is concerned. There has been no alarm since… Read More »December 16, 1942
Our Manila Bay Q-Boat Patrols continue, nothing unusual to report –no hits, no runs, no errors, so to speak. Our general situation is “lumalaon bumubuti,… Read More »December 15, 1941
My intentions are to keep some sort of running account of what goes on in this fracas. Not a diary nor a memorandum, but a… Read More »15 December 1941
While MacArthur seems to be putting up a strong defense, he is losing planes very fast and, with the sea cut off by the loss… Read More »December 14, 1941
Nothing of importance up to noon. John returned to Manila after breakfast, not feeling too well, and at 10:45 Oscar came over from the factory… Read More »Saturday, December 13, 1941
There were ghastly sights in all the wards at the hospital. Young American boys with legs and arms torn off and with bad burns. Our… Read More »December 12, 1941